Lumber-sticking apparatus.



A. S. NICHOLS.

LUMBEH STICKING APPARATUS.

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A TTORNEY fiAtrnNT Patented Nov. 5, 191s.

plummeted December 4, i917. semina. 205,4o.

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Be e knownfnhat .LAWN S. 'Nweme a, citizenkof the United States, ende resident 1 of the "city,vounig,y,j and Stetepf ilew o'k, h'v invented e new en@ sflillmpvement 1n umher- Sfokmg paraltus, of wholrtfhe following is e full, clear, and exeet Ydeseription. I y

My invention relates, to improvement 1in apparatus for sticking lumbep `Iepfgre ory yp) drying. In ,preparing lrnm'erwllm er etoeki or einiilar things"forkdryuig,"end4 for proper reservation, "e ousollnar fwiy is to lay plckets Lbetween ille sei/ei-yelllv y of stoekvso ,es to provide yfore free @inhalation of airL This enteils e fgood deal offw'rk, ifs n'convenienand resul-bein logs of a ood menmwkefs, 0i etileaefhelf. dispemeht andpemporery osks` sotlcili he expense 1nvolved is ooillslderelle.y The of my invention is ooprjduce ern epprats @evergreen the spook layers lis rovidedVCV f ation, in which similar reference characters mdlate corresponding parts in all the Views. Flgure 1 is a broken side elevation of the apgeratue embodying my invention.

i?. 2 1s a sectlonal plan `on the line 2 2 of g. 1.

Fig. 3 is e br'oken persective View of a Pern of the apparatus, an

111g. 4 is a detail of a part of a guide 9S Thepletform A10 Ihave shown es a .part of a` portable trek, and it is provided with the cstolnary or any preferred eorner posts 11 and with repovable `side posts 12 which are left ofi' entlrely on one side when the stock 1s piled upon the truck so that the two posts on theaother side will serve, aS #ibutmengsesslst 1n piling 'the Steck @Y/oly- Qbvlollsly 1f the truck is used any suitable form jofgtruck een be enn'lnlojyei l At the endsjof `the trgik are guide-Ways which carry the,.Qlnfwfllts` 4for Separating the lswleendl4 a Preferedform,pfgeidQ-,vy in Sffown in leien- KH@will arosszheed lies above the wp o l Hto stock is piled 1t tition 15, and below the top of the next partitioinso `that assuming that the :cross-head is drawn. into the position shown in the lower part of Fig. 1, and it is desired to move the cross-head and the connectedslats 19 out of the way, the operator 'siiply pushes the slats back and the cross-head striking the under side of one of the partitions 15., tips up and slides down in the Way l'fthus' raising the' slats 19 as shown in the upper part of Fig. 1. It will be seen, therefore, that the ways have a cam action on the slats so that the operator does not have to lift them and place the cross-head in the `way* 16, but simply throws them back. Ii' on the other hand he Wishes to lower them, he simply' ulls the lslats and the cross-head 18 out of t e way 16, and the sluts fallto a horizontal position, and the cross-head lies in the- Way 17 in which it can move freely and vertically.`

This way 17 therefore provides for vthe vertical movement of the cross-heads, and it will be noticed that varying thicknesses of stock can be used, and the cross-heads simply pushed into the next adjacent wagyf` 16.

To provide for a still lbetter adjustment of the slat elements `with relation to the ways 16, and for variations of thickness in the stock, I prefer to make'the guide posts 13 vertically adjustable. Aconvenient'way to do this is to provide them with slots 18 (see Fig. 3) and with nuts and bolts 13b connectin through the slot with the ost 11. Thus y looseningthe nuts the ui e posts 13 can be raised or lowered and t en held in place by tighten-ing the nuts. Y I rovideyfoundation slats 20 on the floor of t e trncklO or the bed of the pilin apparatus, and 'on this the stock 21 is aid,

then the lower slats 19 are ulled 'out as described and dropped `upon t e stock, then more stock is piled onthese, the neit slats adjusted as. before, and so bn., 0bvio11`sly the foundation slats 20 iare nctjiieeessaiy, and desired a set of slats19can be laid `directly on the Hoor of the truck y,rthe bed ofthe pilingl ap aratus, .andA when the Wilbe Seen that the slats 1.9 separate the sheetsfasns'ual, andfthat the posts 11 preveht the stock froincotiin "put evnwith the. crOsB-hadl, haapro. its air space between the cr'ssleads andp'llle4 edgtsjoif the stock so that the' air canfp'ss eybetweentheseveral layers. will S6611; 'that the guideA 4osts13 revest th lateral deplacement `0f t .e OSS- ;ea aand ,that thelseveral slats ,19, lie

` erti'ca'l alinement with the stock Zibetween them. This is important as the `bearalw'ays cornes in the sameplace `an Lthe stock prevented from being warp or twis`.f l'In'iqth'e drawings `I have shown a up into an inclin provided with two sets of sticking apparatusone at each end but obviqnsl the printipi@ is the Seme wtaher appr@ toene or both ends, and it will be seen that the sticking apparatus can be used as well on a Stationary 'bed'as'on a portable truck, and it will also be noticed that the arrangement at the ends and sides is such as to provide for the freest circulation of air betweenV the stock layers. l

As before stated, the posts 12 are left on the truck at the back side so that the operator can insert the stock freely from the front side. When not in use theslats 19,E are `tipped upas shown at the upper part of Fig. 1, and they arepulled out and dropped to lace as the piling of the stock proceeds.

ttention is called to the fact that the apparatus is so simple `as to be inexpensive, and that it can be made stron and when once in place can not be disp aced and is therefore'always read for use.

While the referre' means of tiltin the slats 19 by t rowing them back has een described and illustrated, the invention is not limited to the means shown as it is thought that stickingb slats for sto-ck have workmen and within the body of t e truck.

or piling apparatus, and in position to. be rea ily pulled forward and dropped to place as needed.

I claill'lff 1. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a series of slatsloosely supported one abovethe other, and ada ted to lie in either a horizontal or incline position, and means near 'one end of the slatsA for tipping thexnl upl into,l an inclinedA position by the endwse movement of the slat.'

l2. An lapparatus of the kind described comprisin i, aseries of 'suf erposedl slet elements eai 'comprising s ats spaced` apart and connected together, said elements' being adapted to liein parallel ppition one above the other, and mans lfortlppingth'e slats 3. apparatus `of, the kind described comprising `ai serres of ,slat elements vadapted to he one a'bpve'they other, `each comprising slats spaced apgtjand .onnctedby a, cross.

position by moving them,`

head, and, a seriesl of inclined ways opposite thecross-heads, said ways being` adapted to lrecetfe eaidrossfheads.. ,p

4. An ap I ofgthe kindQdescribed ranged on@ 'a vet esther, comprising alemanes-@Dewi i. res hw a-veltical wayI for the inotielnngni` oisltheddross-heads therein, and inclined ways opposite the vertical Way, the inclined ways being adapted also to receive the cross-heads.

5. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a vertical Way, a series of inclined partitions behind the vertical Way and opening therefrom, cross-heads movaible in the vertical Way and adapted to enter the inclined wa s, and slats projecting from the cross-hea s.

6. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a series of rectangularly arranged guide posts spaced apart and the opposite posts provided With vertical Ways and inclined Ways opening from the vertical ways, and slat elements arranged one above the other each having cross-heads movable in the vertical Ways and adapted to enter the inclined Ways.

7. An apparatus of the kind described comprising vertical guide posts spaced apart and provided with a vertical way and with a plurality of inclined ways opening from the vertical Way, and a pluralityr of slat elements having cross-heads adapted to move vertically in the vertical way and fit in the inclined Ways, whereby the slat elements are tipped up when the cross-heads are in said inclined Ways.

8. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a portable bed, guide posts spaced apart on the bed and rovided with a vertical Way and With lnclined Ways opening from the vertical Way, and a plurality of slat elements having cross-heads movable in the vertical way and adapted to fit in the inclined Ways.

9. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a vertical Way, a series of superposed slat elements having cross-heads movable in the Way, and means for tilting the slats by moving them endwise.

10. An apparatus of the kind described comprising vertical posts spaced apart, su-

, perposed slat elements projecting between the posts and having cross-heads movable behind the posts, a vertical Way behind the aforesaid posts, and means for tilting the slat elements by moving them endwise.

11. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a support, vertically adjustable posts on the support, spaced apart and provided with inclined Ways one above the other, and slat elements arranged to move up and down between the posts and to fit in the inclined Ways each slat element comprising a cross-head, and nger-like slats spaced apart and projecting from the cross-head.

12. An apparatus of the kind described comprising a series of slat elements adapted to lie one above the other, each comprising slats spaced apart and connected by a crosshead, and a series of inclined Ways opposite the cross-head said Ways being adapted to receive said cross-heads and being vertically adjustable.

13. In an apparatus for sticking lumber characterized' by a series of slat elements freely movable one above the other, such slat elements each comprising a cross head, and slats spaced apart and projecting from the cross head. Y

14. In an apparatus for sticking lumber characterized by a series of independent slat elements freely movable one above the other. such slat elements each comprising a cross head, and slats or lingers spaced apart and projecting from the cross head. the said slats or fingers being unconnected at their free ends.

15. ln an apparatus of the kind described, the slat element'comprising a plurality of fingers or slats spaced apart in parallel relation and connected together at one end only.

AARON S. NICHOLS.

lVitnesses E. H. DETTLING, J. V. HEMSTREET.

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